Analysis of Aspiration
Ambrose Bierce 1842 (Meigs County) – 1914 (Chihuahua)
Lo! the wild rabbit, happy in the pride
Of qualities to meaner beasts denied,
Surveys the ass with reverence and fear,
Adoring his superior length of ear,
And says: 'No living creature, lean or fat,
But wishes in his heart to be like That!'
| Scheme | AABCDD |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | |
| Metre | 1011010001 1100110101 0101110001 01010100111 0111010111 1100111111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 243 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 3 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 6 |
| Lines Amount | 6 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 31 |
| Words per line (avg) | 7 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 186 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 44 |
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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